Money-box.



J. NUTRY.

MONEY BOX.

APPLICATION Hmm JULY s, 1907 Patent-ea May 18, 1909.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN NUTRY, OF MIDLAND PARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO THE NUTRY da COOK MANU- FACTURING COMPANY, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

MONEY-BOX.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May' 18, 1909.

Application filed July 8, 1907. Serial No. 382,746.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN NUTRY, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Midland Park, in the county of Passaic and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Money- Boxes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has relation to new and useful improvements in metallic boxes and has for its object to provide a novel device of this character which may be formed of few parts and be readily assembled.

It is also an object of the invention to pro vide a novel device of this character whereby the cover of the box is caused to automatically lift or elevate upon the unlocking of the box.

Furthermore it is an object of the invention to provide a novel device of the character noted, which will possess advantages in points of simplicity, effi ciency and durability, proving at the same time comparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

iVith the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists in the details of construction and in the arrangement and combination of parts to be hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this speciiication wherein like characters denote corresponding parts in the several views, in which- Figure l, is a top plan. view of the box; Fig. 2, is a front elevation; Fig. 3, is a section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2 g Fig. 4, is a view in perspective of a corner piece; Fig. 5, is a fragmentary view in perspective of a detail of the invention; and Fig. 6, is a sectional view illustrating a corner of the box showing in detail the dowel and spring employed in the invention.

In the drawings A, denotes the top of the box, A is the bottom of the box forming the body and B, the protective corner pieces. The outer corner of each of these protective corner pieces B, is provided with a rounded raised member B2, and a flange B, on each of the straight sides thereof. D, indicates the ends of the box and E, the sides thereof. Positioned between the corner pieces B and extending over the ends and sides of the box is an angle piece O, having a portion O,

bent and iitted to the sides or ends. Each of the ends D, has its side edges turned into a roll D said roll fitting into a roll E on the ends of the sides E, the two forming a column at the corners of the box. The rounded portions of the corner pieces B2, are fitted over the columns as is plainly shown in the drawings.

In Fig. 6, a section of one of the front corner columns is shown, in one portion of which is fitted a dowel pin G, said pin being suitably held by the sections D and E below the lid member of the box and projecting slightly above said sections, and in the opposite space is suitably held a s ring G. The said spring G is suitably held y anchoring the saine in a plate F, which is positioned within the corner pieces B2, over the members D and E.

The body of the box and lid being of the same construction are hinged together as at H. Vihen closed the dowel pins G, enter the space occupied by the springs G and conipress the same. /Vhen the box is unlocked, the springs force the cover away from the body of the box to facilitate the opening. While this box can be made of any desired material, it is designed to be formed preferably of steel plate. I also provide a suitable handle J, said handle being secured in any well known manner to the top of the box.

What I claim is l. In combination a box comprising a cover therefor, the edges of the sides of the body and cover being overlapped to form columns, dowel pins carried by the columns of the body and projecting thereabove to extend within the columns of the cover and springs carried within the columns of the cover and contacting with the dowel pins when the box is closed.

2. In combination a box comprising a body and a cover therefor, the corners of the body and cover being formed with columns, dowel pins secured in the columns of the body and extending slightly thereabove, springs carried within the columns of the cover, a plate for anchoring said springs and protective corner pieces secured over the ends of the columns.

June 27, 1907.

JOHN NUTRY.

Witnesses:

LoUIs BURKHARDT, HERMAN RICHTER. 

